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Somerville: Share Your #SquareFlair, Help Your Neighborhood Get Celebratory Banners!

SOMERVILLE – Can you just not hide your Somerville pride? Somerville residents, show us what’s awesome about your neighborhood and your local business district by sharing your #SquareFlair! During the week of Nov. 1 – Nov. 6, use the hashtag #squareflair to show us what you love about your square, an example of how you support your neighbors and your favorite local business, and any way you get involved in your City to help your square win 2015 commemorative All-America City banners! Winners…

Acclaimed LGBTQ Youth Troupe Documentary to be Screened in Cambridge Oct. 15

ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BOSTON LGBTQ YOUTH TROUPE TO BE SCREENED IN CAMBRIDGE OCT. 15 SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville's LGBTQ Community Liaison and the City of Cambridge GLBT Commission are partnering for a special screening of the independent film "The Year We Thought About Love." Released this year, the documentary has screened at film festivals around the world, and now comes to Cambridge for a free screening and Q&A with cast and the filmmaker. The event will be held Thursday,…

Annual "Somerville Reads" Campaign Kicks Off 9/16 at Somerville Public Libraries

ANNUAL "SOMERVILLE READS" CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF SEPT. 16 AT SOMERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES Somerville residents encouraged to read "The Martian," the selected 2015 book, and discuss the novel at a series of events this fall.   SOMERVILLE - The 2015 "Somerville Reads" campaign kicks off this fall with the book "The Martian" by Andy Weir. Somerville Reads is a project that promotes literacy and community engagement by encouraging all Somerville residents to read and discuss the same book. The 2015…

Innovative Public Benefits Model to be Created Through City Partnership with Locus

INNOVATIVE PUBLIC BENEFITS MODEL TO BE CREATED THROUGH CITY PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCUSDevelopment of strategic plan to inform the creation of a public benefits agreement for Union Square   SOMERVILLE -As the revitalization of historic Union Square is undertaken through the redevelopment of seven key parcels in and around the square, the City of Somerville is also aiming to develop an innovative new model for public benefits agreements that address social equity through affordable housing…

Residents Wanted to Test New City Website 6/3 & 6/4

On Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4, Somerville residents will have a chance to get a sneak peek at an early prototype of the all-new www.SomervilleMA.gov, and share their ideas to make it better. Volunteers will complete a 45 minute testing session at the Cummings School, 42 Prescott St. During the session, volunteers will be asked to find pieces of information on the website, and then share their feedback on whether they were successful or not and how the process could have been better…

Fire Chief Kevin Kelleher Resigns After 37 Years of Service

FIRE CHIEF KEVIN KELLEHER RESIGNS AFTER 37 YEARS OF SERVICEMayor Curtatone lauds Kelleher for distinguished service   SOMERVILLE-After 37 and one-half years of distinguished service with the Somerville Fire Department and 18 and one-half years at the helm of the department, Fire Chief Kevin Kelleher, whose official title is Chief Engineer of the Somerville Fire Department, will be retiring as of May 16, 2015, announced Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone. "Chief Kelleher was a civil servant whose…

Union Square Streetscape Meeting Mon., 4/13

Union Square Streetscape Meeting Monday, April 13 Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston, Ward 3 Alderman Robert McWatters, and the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to the latest in a series of meetings and public forums to discuss future roadway and utility improvements for Union Sq. on Mon., April 13 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Argenziano School cafeteria at 290 Washington St.,…

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